Main Conflicts From "Of Mice And Men"

There are many conflicts in the book "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck. One of the more important ones is the internal conflict between George and himself. George has to choose between abandoning Lennie to make George's life easier or to take care of Lennie which slows George down. An example is when George and Lennie work on a ranch Lennie always gets them in trouble, this happened once on the last ranch they worked on and happened again in the ranch they were currently working on during the story. Another conflict is the external conflict between Lennie and the society, Lennie doesn't fit in because he is extremely slow and uneducated, he is also exceptionally strong. He fails at remembering things, he does everything that George says if he does indeed remember them. These two conflicts really create the story and the main characters, the conflicts between George and himself really tell you a lot about him and what he is about, without this conflict there wouldn't be the character of George. The conflicts between Lennie and the society shapes the character of Lennie which comes from him being neglected from all people besides George who takes care of Lennie and remains his only friend. -Nick